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Baseline <ul><ul><li>If you own a car: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>How many miles do you drive a year? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li>National Average is 17,000 </li></ul></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>What is your miles/gallon? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><ul><li>National Average is 23.8 </li></ul></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Do you own a boat, atv, lawnmower? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Sum the gallons used per year and multiply by 20 and that approximates the pounds of CO 2 generated per year… by you. </li></ul></ul>

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<ul><ul><li>Every SECOND in America, cars collectively burn 3,000 gallons of gasoline and release 60,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. </li></ul></ul>

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Today: Walk or Bike <ul><ul><li>Set a goal: Once a week for an errand or work </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Get a bicycle (used?) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Join a bike Group </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Get to know the bike trails in your area </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Walk to an errand or for exercise </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Plan ahead! </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Combining Errands Combining several errands into one longer trip so your engine will stay warm. This helps you get things done and reduces traffic congestion and air pollution. Tips: 1. Keep a running list of the errands you need to do. 2. Group together items located near each other. 3. Plan ahead to give yourself enough time. 4. Think before you take off: Do I really need to make this trip? Can I combine it with another trip later? 5. Make sure your cloth bags are in the car

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Public Transit: Just Do It <ul><ul><li>Try it first </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Great Resources </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>www.rtd-denver.com </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.drcog.org/index.cfm </li></ul></ul></ul>

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Flying <ul><ul><li>20,319,276,869 gallons of fuel were used by the major, national, and regional airline carriers in the year 2000 at an estimated fuel cost of $16,385,169,282. </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>How many pounds of CO2 is that? </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Airline fuel economy per passenger mile has improved by 61 percent over the last three decades. However, air travel growth is outpacing airline fuel efficiency gains </li></ul></ul>

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Summary <ul><ul><li>Overall objectives of emissions reduction: </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Living lightly on the Earth </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Saving resources and money </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Rethink! Now is the time for Elegant Simplicity </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Questions? </li></ul></ul>Thank you for Coming